freenovelworld Chapter 124 Breakup
Chapter 124 Breakup
"Xu..."
Mr. Tang San stopped the ox cart and waited for Li Taohua to open the gate of the courtyard first.
Li Taohua jumped off the ox cart and saw several people squatting at the gate. They looked at them suspiciously and asked, "What's going on?"
Those women were all honest types. They would usually take a detour when they saw her, but today they were actually squatting at her doorstep.
Several women blushed and pushed each other, finally pushing the oldest one out.
The man said hesitantly, "We just want to ask if there is any work for Tieniu's wife and Sanjin's wife today? We are just helping them."
Sanjin's wife is Wang Juying. Zhang Jieba's original name was Sanjin because he weighed only three pounds when he was born. Later, he stuttered and everyone forgot his name.
"We still need to tidy up here. We will contact them later if we need anything. You just need to wait for their notification." Li Taohua said.
Qin Huiyin got off the ox cart and said to the women, "Aunts, please move aside and let the ox cart go in first."
Several aunts stepped aside awkwardly, looking embarrassed.
"Auntie, if there's anyone in your family who knows how to fish, you could catch some small fish and shrimp for me. I'll pay one penny per pound."
"Yes, yes, yes. The fish basket I made is very good. I can always catch one. How many do you want?" the oldest woman asked excitedly.
"Fifty kilograms, maybe!" Qin Huiyin smiled. "Thank you for your help."
"No trouble, no trouble, we'll go and fish it out now." Several women ran away excitedly.
Li Taohua laughed: "I think you are about to become their God of Wealth."
"This is a mutually beneficial thing. They make some money to support themselves, and we use the goods they send us to expand our business. Everyone benefits, and we can cooperate more."
Master Tang San drove the ox cart in and unloaded the things.
Li Taohua and others were exhausted after moving everything.
Mr. Tang San stayed to repair the deformed pots and pans, while Li Taohua went to Carpenter Zhang's house to discuss rebuilding the folding tables and chairs.
Qin Huiyin and Tang Luwu, brother and sister, cleaned up the messy mobile cart and took out the wooden bowls to wash them.
They pumped water from the well and found it was much brighter. It was not drinkable yet, but it was fine for washing.
A newly dug well needs to be used more frequently. The more you use it, the clearer the water will become.
Not long after, Li Taohua returned with some bad news: "There's a big commotion at Carpenter Zhang's house. We have to find someone else to make the folding tables and chairs."
"It seems we have no choice but to go to town and find a carpenter to do it." Qin Huiyin said, "How is their family doing?"
"Carpenter Zhang and Dazhu were arguing about splitting up the family property, and the old lady was trying to commit suicide. Their relatives were all scolding Carpenter Zhang and his son for being heartless, saying that carpentry was passed down from his father, and that he had mastered the craft and had neglected his mother and brother. Carpenter Zhang was so angry that he almost chopped off his own hand with a knife in a fit of rage. Fortunately, someone stopped him."
"How shameless!" said Mr. Tang San as he banged on the bottom of the pot. "Those so-called relatives are just here to watch the joke. The more people make trouble, the happier they are. Anyone with a discerning eye knows what's going on with the Zhang family, yet there are still people helping the old lady bully Carpenter Zhang."
"The old lady's actions have completely chilled Carpenter Zhang's heart," Li Taohua said. "He still wants to rely on Zhang Lei for his retirement. Don't dream on him. Zhang Lei can't even support himself."
"So, as you get older, your brain becomes less effective." Mr. Tang San shook his head. "In my opinion, they should just leave that house and find a new one to live in. It doesn't matter if they split up or not, as long as they don't live under the same roof. Over time, the old lady will realize how important her honest eldest son and daughter-in-law are."
"Uncle San, there aren't many people as understanding as you." Li Taohua said, "By the way, my dear, do we still need mushrooms next?"
"We still need mushrooms, and then the pottery jar. Mom, you and Third Uncle go to the porcelain kiln! I'll stay and make the fermented black beans." Qin Huiyin said.
"Okay. Do you still want the mangling bugs, or crabs you mentioned?"
"There's no rush now. We've already made a lot of crab sauce as a backup. We'll make more when the boss needs more. I'll find Sister Xiang and Sister Wang later and tell them about the mushrooms. Mushrooms aren't always available. We can pick them a few times now, but when demand is high, we won't be able to supply them. So I need to teach them how to grow mushrooms."
"You want to teach them how to plant? When you mentioned it the day before yesterday, I thought you were going to plant it yourself." Li Taohua was surprised.
"I've thought about this, but the more I think about it, the more I feel it's not worth it. Our time is very tight. If we do everything ourselves, even if we add twelve more hours to the day, it won't be enough. We need to share some of the benefits with others and give them the opportunity to make money. This way, we can relax and have better relationships with others."
Third Master Tang nodded in agreement, "Little girl, you have your own ideas. Your family's life is getting better and better, and after a while you're bound to be hated. If everyone gets rich, even those with red eye disease won't dare to plot against so many people, no matter how rampant they are."
"There's one more thing. Your uncle is injured and I'm afraid he can't help. Can we still build our house?"
"Build it," Qin Huiyin said without hesitation. "Tomorrow we'll ask the village chief to rent a house in the village. We'll clean out our temporary home and move everything we can. Once we get to our new place, we'll hand over the construction of the new house to the village chief's son. Uncle Tang is injured, so let him recover. We'll hand over the new house to the village chief's son. We'll give him some hard work money, and he should be able to help us plan it."
Li Taohua got a headache after hearing this.
There are too many things to do.
However, with Qin Huiyin here, she felt so safe.
Mr. Tang San first repaired the deformed pots and then took Li Taohua to the porcelain kiln to select the next batch of pottery jars to be used.
After Qin Huiyin finished her work, she asked Tang Luwu and her brother to stay at home to look after the house, and she went to find Xiang Chuntao and Wang Juying.
Xiang Chuntao and Wang Juying heard that their good sisters-in-law and aunts had gone to catch small fish and shrimps, and they wanted to join in, but they saw Qin Huiyin coming to their house.
"Sister Huiyin, why are you here?" Xiang Chuntao threw the fish basket in her hand and greeted her enthusiastically.
"Sister-in-law, I want to trouble you with something." Qin Huiyin said with a smile.
"What's the big deal? Just say the word and I'll go through fire and water for you." Xiang Chuntao finished speaking, then realized she was exaggerating a bit and smiled sheepishly, "Don't laugh at me. I'm not good at talking and I'm a bit silly."
"Sister-in-law is a truly intelligent person, how could she be stupid? It's like this, sister-in-law, we definitely need mushrooms. Tomorrow, I'll have to trouble you to bring people to pick mushrooms for me. The price will remain the same. But I'll need mushrooms for a long time, and it won't be easy to keep going to the mountains to find them. I want to teach you how to grow mushrooms. Ask any sisters-in-law and aunts who are interested. If they are, all of them can wait for me at your house after I finish harvesting the mushrooms tomorrow."